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Showing 1 to 14 of 14 for “"Sea-power"”.
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The Fisheries and the Changing Nature of Sea Power
The nature of sea power has changed. The historic pre-eminence of the man of war as the visible tool of sea power is being eroded. The principal value of the sea as a highway for the transport of commerce and communication is being diluted as the value of the sea as a source of living (and …
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The political economy of Anglo-American naval relations: pirates, slavers and the equatorial Atlantic, 1819 to 1863
… reveals that Britain and the United States used sea power for commerce protection, but also believed that it could be used to further long-term economic goals. However, the different ways in which Britain and the United States used sea power affected Anglo-American diplomatic and naval relations. …
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Designing an optimum shipping tax regime by applying an updated multi-analytical framework
… than revenue generation. The thesis submits that sea power should constitute a critical objective for designing an optimal shipping tax regime. This submission is partly based on considering the historical development of the American and British registered merchant fleets. The thesis observes that …
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The Last Days of the German Imperial High Seas Fleet
"The German people did not understand the sea. In the hour of its destiny it did not use its fleet. To-day all that I can do for the fleet is to write its epitaph." | With these words Grand Admiral Alfred von Tirpitz, the creator of the German High Seas Fleet, concluded his memoirs. At the …
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At the Sea's Edge: Revisiting the Origins of Native Seamanship in Southern Arabia
Research into the pre-Islamic Arabs has posited an autochthonous, maritime tradition in Southern Arabia which provided the foundation for effective use of sea power within the early Islamic state. Using historical and archaeological evidence, the existence of such a tradition is reexamined within …
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TECHNOLOGY AND EMPIRE: Comparing Dutch and British Maritime Technologies During the Napoleonic Era (1792–1815)
… maritime technologies available to each European power. Industrial capacity and advanced metal working played a significant role in ship construction initiatives of that period, while the dwindling timber supplies forced invention of new technologies. Imperial efforts during the Napoleonic Era …
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Ionian Revolt, Reconsidered
… attempts to overthrow the Persian political power for an Ionian one. This political power play failed for the Ionian and mainland Greeks, but it succeeded in introducing the concept of sea power as a military strength. The use of incorporating naval power with an armed force would be …
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A methodology for decision making applied to new and renewable energy technologies in India
… fossil-based resources has given rise to research in several prospective areas. While hydro power and bio energy has been with us long now, success and commercial viability is being achieved in solar energy applications. Similar trends are visible in wind energy. Long term potential for …
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Seabasing and joint expeditionary logistics
… Navy's transformational vision for the future, Sea Power 21, involves Seabasing as a way to address these difficulties by projecting and sustaining joint forces globally from the sea. This study analyzes logistics flow to, within and from a Sea Base to an objective, and the architectures and …
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Clear interests and clouded future : force structure and strategy options for the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN)
… reliance on imported resources and overseas trade has exerted pressure on China to safeguard its growing maritime economic and political interests. Although Chinese national interests are well understood, there is no clear consensus regarding the long-term orientation or intended goals …
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DC/DC converter for offshore DC collection network
… turbines and onward transmission to the onshore power network. High wind farm capacity combined with a move to larger wind turbines will result in a large geographical footprint requiring a substantial sub-sea power network to provide internal interconnection. While advanced HVDC transmission has …
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British Policy Toward the German Navy in the Aftermath of World War I
… have stressed the destruction of German sea power as an important goal of British policy. Unfortunately no writer has ever described in depth how the German Navy was rendered Impotent after World War I even though the Treaty of Versailles has been the subject of prolific study and …
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The Development of Vietnam's Naval Power since 1986
… land defense over oceanic projection. The sea, once peripheral, gradually became central as Vietnam’s leaders reinterpreted their historical defensive ethos within a maritime context. Rooted in nationalism and Marxism–Leninism, the modern VPN emerged after 1945 as a politically controlled, …
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Sustainable human capital strategy for White youth in a transformed South African Navy
Submitted in accordance with the requirement for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Public Management, Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa, 2022.